<div>What is &quot;normal?&quot; That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her<i>exceedingly</i> &quot;normal&quot; subject—an orangutan named Norman—turns out to be exceptionally strange. He speaks English, sleeps in a bed, loves his stuffed toy, goes bananas over pizza, and even deep-sea dives! Oh, no: what's a &quot;normal&quot; scientist to do? A humorous look at the wackiness that makes us all special— and a gentle reminder that &quot;normal&quot; can't ever be defined!<br></div>